And so far, subscription options have proven to be the main solution that works at scale.” “This new test was developed to bolster our already successful efforts to reduce spam, manipulation of our platform and bot activity, while balancing platform accessibility with the small fee amount,” X’s support team said in its post.

Existing users will not be affected, the company said. The program is being tested in New Zealand and the Philippines.

New users who decide to opt out of the program, meanwhile, will be able to take “read only” actions, such as reading posts, watching videos and following accounts. Under the program, new users that pay the fee will be able to perform certain actions on the platform such as post content, like posts, reply, repost and quote other accounts’ posts and bookmark posts.